SC06-2136 – In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule Of Judicial Administration 2.420

SC06-2136 – In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule Of Judicial Administration 2.420 – Sealing Of Court Records And Dockets

State: Florida

Docket No: SC06-2136

Case Date: 04/05/2007

Preview:Supreme Court of Florida
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IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.420--SEALING OF COURT RECORDS AND DOCKETS. [April 5, 2007] PER CURIAM. At the request of the Court, the Florida Bar's Rules of Judicial Administration Committee (RJA Committee) has filed an out-of-cycle report proposing procedures for sealing court records. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(f). This report addresses highly serious concerns first identified by Florida news media reports about hidden cases and secret dockets, sometimes called "supersealing." These reports identified practices that, however unintentional, were clearly offensive to the spirit of laws and rules that ultimately rest on Florida's well-established public policy of government in the sunshine. We have

jurisdiction. See art. V,

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